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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Presents a critical reappraisal of James Baldwin's work. Focusing on Baldwin's critically undervalued early works and the neglected later ones, the contributors illuminate little-known aspects of this daring author's work, and highlight his accomplishments as an experimental writer. Editor(s): Miller, D. Quentin. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 b&w photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397377
- ISBN
- 9781566397377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.62
€ 38.99
€ 38.62
Paperback. This biography describes Virginia Woolf's family and childhood; her early writings; the formation of the Bloomsbury group; her marriage to Leonard Woolf; the mental breakdowns of 1912-15; the origins and growth of the Hogarth Press and the political and personal distresses of her last years. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712674508
- ISBN
- 9780712674508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.94
€ 26.99
€ 18.94
Hardback. This book explores the interplay between ritual performance of the opera Mulian and gentrified mercantile lineages in late imperial Huizhou. It shows how local elites appropriated the opera, turning it into a medium for conveying orthodox values and religious precepts and for negotiating local social and gender issues in a rising money economy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 tables, 13 figures, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JB; DSBD; DSG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750325
- ISBN
- 9780804750325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.50
€ 103.50
Hardback. This Companion is a standard reference work for scholars and students of the Gothic from its origins to the present day. Providing stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy, it offers coverage of criticism of the Gothic and of the various theoretical approaches it has inspired and spawned. Editor(s): Punter, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; ACK; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631206200
- ISBN
- 9780631206200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.47
€ 216.47
Hardback. This acclaimed volume explores and unravels the contexts, readings, genres, intertextualities and debates within Anglo--Saxon studies. * Brings together specially--commissioned contributions from a team of leading European and American scholars. * Embraces both the literature and the cultural background of the period. Editor(s): Pulsiano, Phillip; Treharne, Elaine. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 552 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ABA; 3F; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 264 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209041
- ISBN
- 9780631209041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.41
€ 209.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888393883
- ISBN
- 9780888393883
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Hardcover. Beryl Bainbridge is best known as a prolific writer of novels that ranged from black comedies of contemporary life, often autobiographical in inspiration, to idiosyncratic reimaginings of historical events and characters. This book offers a highly personal, chronological account of Beryl's life and work both her writing and her painting. Num Pages: 208 pages, 95 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500516515
- ISBN
- 9780500516515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 5.80
€ 25.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. Includes translated commentaries, dating from the sixth century, that show the persisting survival of Greek learning in an increasingly Christianised world. This work takes the form of a series of explanations and glosses of classical references in Gregory's original Sermons. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HRAX; HRCX4; HRKP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853239178
- ISBN
- 9780853239178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.55
€ 36.99
€ 33.55
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135018
- ISBN
- 9781571135018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. Jonathan Coe is a highly-acclaimed writer whose work has enjoyed worldwide success. This study, the first of its kind, explores the full range of Coe's work, offering readers a comprehensive and accessible overview of his novels, fiction and other writings, as well as the surrounding criticism. The volume also features a new interview with Coe. Series: New British Fiction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FZC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405821
- ISBN
- 9781137405821
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.87
€ 32.99
€ 27.87
Paperback. Series: Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474234788
- ISBN
- 9781474234788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.80
€ 31.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Series: Understanding the Ancient World. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 2. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138645394
- ISBN
- 9781138645394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.74
€ 58.74
Hardback. This study introduces readers to the eighteenth-century novel through a consideration of contemporary social issues. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625994
- ISBN
- 9780748625994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 102.99
€ 106.47
€ 102.99
Paperback. This study introduces readers to the eighteenth-century novel through a consideration of contemporary social issues. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748626007
- ISBN
- 9780748626007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.87
€ 33.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; HPCF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415525848
- ISBN
- 9780415525848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.98
€ 45.99
€ 45.98
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135544
- ISBN
- 9781571135544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Hardcover. The book focuses on a philosophical trajectory that not only had a profound impact on critical thought of the 20th and now 21th centuries, but on cosmopolitan, contemporary culture more broadly and on artistic experiment and expression in particular. Series: Journal of Beckett Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSG; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697328
- ISBN
- 9780748697328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 102.83
€ 106.47
€ 102.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJP; AVGP; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628926279
- ISBN
- 9781628926279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.00
€ 30.99
€ 22.00
Paperback. This lively introduction demonstrates the importance of parody for literary and cultural studies, clearly explaining complex arguements surrounding it. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415182218
- ISBN
- 9780415182218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.13
€ 40.13
Paperback. Uses readings of science fiction texts to explore the centrality of animals for our ways of thinking about human. This title argues that we are better able to perceive options for a transformed politics if we perceive our various material relations with non-human animals within a deeper understanding of the functions of the category 'animal'. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318153
- ISBN
- 9781846318153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.80
€ 40.80
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441173454
- ISBN
- 9781441173454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.77
€ 34.99
€ 29.77
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843849
- ISBN
- 9781843843849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Hardcover. Biography of the influential, lesser known member of the W.H. Auden circle. Peter Stansky tells the fascinating story of Edward Upward's conflict between art and life. At the same time he colourfully provides significant insight into English society during the twentieth century and explores the special nature of English radicalism. Num Pages: 350 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 35. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- Enitharmon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910392843
- ISBN
- 9781910392843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSBD; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226456966
- ISBN
- 9780226456966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.19
€ 51.99
€ 40.19